Jim Kempner Fine Art is pleased to present our third solo exhibition of recent minimalist paintings by Greg Parker.  Through the multi-layered manipulation of gesso, graphite and oil on hardwood panels, Parker’s paintings exist eloquently between the boundaries of painting, drawing and sculpture.  In this recent series of works, which are often incised with linear patterns, the artist continues his exploration of geometric abstraction.  Ranging in sizes from 4 x 24 x 2 1/4” to about 36 x 48 x 2 1/4,” several of the paintings in this new series are two panel pieces, with different qualities expressed in separate but joined panels of dissimilar size and/or joined on different planes.   The gallery is located at 501 West 23rd Street (at Tenth Avenue).   Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 10-6 and by appointment.

The beauty of Greg Parker's paintings lies in his ability to seduce the viewer with his elegance and order. He builds the painting's surface with up to 30 layers of sanded gesso then etches and scores expressive lines into an obsessively smooth finish.  Parker's exquisite use of drawing and mark making in his paintings are the most obvious expression of both the physical and emotional unconscious.  The surfaces of his paintings have a paradoxical history as well evidenced by the controlled handling of materials juxtaposed with a poetic unraveling of this order.

Greg Parker lives and works in Maine and has an MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art. His work is represented in the collections of the Portland Museum, the Farnsworth Museum of American Art, the DeCordova Museum & Sculpture Garden and The British Museum.  Recent solo exhibitions have included those at Miller Block Gallery in Boston, June Fitzpatrick Gallery in Portland, Maine, and Richard Levy in Albuqerque, New Mexico.

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